Twenty-four Sri Lankan fisherman have been arrested by the Maldivian Coast Guard for entering Maldivian waters illegally today (Mar 02).
The suspects who have been identified as residents of Halawatha were arrested along with four boats in their possession.
Talks are being held with the Maldivian authorities to release the suspects, a spokesman for the Fisheries Department said.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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